Handle-fastening.



Patented Iuly 3l, |900.

E. uTLEB.y HANDLE FASTE-NING. l(Application iled May 16'. 1900.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES i EMMANUEL BUTLER, oE

NEWARK, NEw JERSEY.

HANDLE-FASTENING.

SPECIFICTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,943, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed May 16,1900.

To all whom t Magnan/06771,:

Be it known that LEMMANUEL BUTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammers, Sledges, Axes, &c. and Means for Holding the Heads Thereof to their Handles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference `being Ahad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to enable the heads of hammers, sledges, axes, 'and other similar handled tools to -be more securely attached to their handles to thus avoid danger of the head flying off while the tool is in use, to secure a construction which shall be more positive and effective and one which shall not prevent a wedge being driven into the handle at 'any time to take up lateral looseness due to its shrinkage, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved hammer or similar handled tool and in the means for fastening the head thereof to its l handle, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in Which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figui-e1 is a centra sectional view of a clawhammer to which my improved handle-holding device has been applied. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating amditied construction. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 shows in perspective the cap used in the construction illustrated by Fig. l. Fig. 5 shows one ofthe holding-strips'in side and in edge view. Fig. 6 is a plan of the end plate, and Fig. 7 illustrates a modified form of holding-strip sometimes preferred.

In said drawings, a indicates the head of a carpenters hammer, said head being of any usual construction and having an eye o.' to receive the handle b. It will be understood Serial No. 16,837- CNo modell) n Ethatacarpenters hammer is shown for purposes' of illustration only and that my invention is'equally applicable to any tool having a head with'an eye receiving a handle, such vassledges, axes, rbc.

' In carrying outmyinvention I apply to the handle endabout tof be inserted in the head holding-strips c, which extend longitudinally of the handle and preferably lie at diametfrically opposite sides of the handle. Usu- 'ally the handle end is of an oval or ellip- `tical 'cross-section, and under such conditions the holding-strips are preferably disposed at opposite ends of the longest diameter, as shown in Fig. 3. They may, however, be `placed anywhere on the side of the handle. The holding-'strips are applied to the'handle b before said handle is inserted into the eye a', preferably by means of a suitable machine `which forces them into the wood of the handle at the proper point on its length. The handle end is then `started into the eye, and by the act of driving it into its seat the holdin g-str ps are further pressed into the handle, being held against longitudinal slipping by the grip given them upon the wood before starting the handle into the eye. Thus when ,the handle is driven to its final position the :holding-strips are 4irnmovably held between the handle and innerwalls of the eye.V

Each holding-'strip comprises a' thin Hat body o and a reduced neck o2 of substantially circular cross-section at one end of said body. `The entire strip is of such length that the neck c2 projects beyond the hammer-head and end of the handle when inserted, while the 'opposite end d of the body o projects at the rearward end of the eye and liesagainst the handle. This rearwardly-projecting end d of the strip has an outward projection or stop d', adapted to engage the edge a2 of the hammerhead,as shown in Figs.` l and 2..`

This stop d preferably extends out-ward flush with the outer surface of the head1 and"-fro m` this pointis beveled backward to the handle, l A

as at d2.

To secure engagement of the holding-strip c with the handle b, the body portion o of said strip is provided with sharp studs e, adapted to enter into the wood of the handle and prevent vlong g'itudinal displacement of either handle or strip wi th respect to the other.

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' the eye of the hammer; but under some oonwditions I may use a strip f, as shown in Fig; 7,' where the inclosed portion f is smooth and-H the exposed tip f 3 provided opposite thestop.- d with a single-pointed stud' g, adapted to enter the handle. The hammer-handle being" thus held against longitudinal movement with' respect totheholding-strips pressed between saidhandle and the inner walls ofthe eye and said strips being restrained by the stops d fromcfurther passage into the eye said hammer-handle is thereby firmly securedagainst any sliding into the eye in a direction which would cause its end to project beyond the hammer-head. 1 Y

A To prevent the hammer-head from slippingy or iying o the end of the handle, a cap h is provided which lies lat the end of the handle and overlapsat its edges upon thehammerhead, as shown in Fig. 2. Said cap is perforated andj countersunk, as at h h', to receive the ends of the extensionsc2 of the hold- 7 ing-strips, and said ends are lriveted ldown ush with the surface of the cap. Said cap being thinupresents a nice appearance, andi the `hammer-head is thus firmly held between the stops d and cap h on the'holding-strips, and said stripsare gripped tothe handle by pressure against the eye, which forces the studs@ deeply into the wood. A very rigid union offpparts is thus obtained, and one, moreover,which is easily and cheaply eected.

Inasmuch as the-eye of a hammer usually flarestoward the end of the handle I maysometimes correspondinglybevel the edges la' of a cap lo, shaped to nicely fit the eye, and let said cap into the eye-.Hush with the outer end of thehammer-head, the handle being in this case shortened-to admit the cap and the-slope of the inner walls of the eye vbeing suicient to limit inward passage of the cap. Thisconj struction is illustrated in Figs. l and L The caph-isjn any event preferably provided with an aperture fr', through which a wedge j may be driven at any-time if the wooden handle becomes. laterally loose` in the'eye through shrinkage.' This prevents my improved de-A vice from interfering with the ordinary Wedging of the handle into its head.

-Having thus described Iclaim as new is- 1 The combination with a hammer-head having an eye, and a handle having itsend forced into said eye, of a holdin g-strip pressed between the handle and the wallsy of the eye andhavingsharpened studs driven into the handle, saidLholding-strip being longer thanv the eye ofi the hammer andy projectingthere-` the invention, what from at both ends,one of said ends'lyingbaekward against the handle and having a stop engaging the'edge of the hammer-headand the other endV being reduced and projecting beyond theend of theA handle, and a cap at the end ofthe handle, which' engages, at its edges, the hammer-head, said cap being perforated and the said reduced end of the holding-strip passed -through said perforation and riveted, substantially as set forth.

MM2. In'a hammer or like handled tool,the combination witha head havingan eye,-of a handle having'its end shaped to drive into said eye,llding-stripshaving pointed studs sunk in-to the sides of said lhandle end whereby `longitudinal movement with respei, to the' handle isprevented,said holding-'stripshav- -ing their rearward ends engaging the edge of the headw-hen seated inthe eye and their forwardends reducedand projecting beyond the handle, and a capat the end of the dle, engaging the hammer-head; and 'having perforations receiving thel said reduced ends fof the holding-strips and having a middle aperture through which a wedge maybe driven into the handle, substantially-'as set forth. 3. In ahammer or similar tool, the combihan-l nation withA a head'having an eye and a handle inserted in said eye, of holdingmeans clamped between said handle and the walls of the eye and having ends projecting beyond the yhammer-handle, andv acap, secured to said ends and overlying upon the hammerhead and having an aperture through which a wedge may be driven into the ha-ndle end, substantially as set forth.

4.. As an article of manufacture, the herein- IOG described means for hold-inghammer-heads and the like to their handles, comprising holding-strips each having a thin y,fiat body portion provided atV one sidewithsharpened studs and' at the other side with 'a stop n-ear one end, and having the other end reduced to forma neck, and a cap perforated to receive saidV necks, substantially-as set forth.V

5. As an article of manufacture, the hereindescribed device yfor holding hammer-heads IIO and the like to their handles comprising holding-strips each having agthin body -portion provided on one'side with sharpstuds4 and on the other side and near one end'with a` stop-d', and having at the other end a reduced neck adapted to project beyond lthe extremity of the handle, anda cap adapted to lie-at the extremity off'the handle in engagement with the head and having perforations to receive the said necks ofthe holdin g-strips4 andan aperture throughl which a wedge' may be driven into the handle, substantiallyasset forth.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 1IOthday of May, 1900. f i

EMMANUEL BUTLER. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, C. B. "P'I'rNEx.' f 

